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Web Design in Perth, WAWed, 16 Nov 2016 06:55:34 +0000en-UShourly15 SEO Tips When Redesigning Your Website!http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/5-seo-tips-redesigning-website/
http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/5-seo-tips-redesigning-website/#commentsMon, 17 Nov 2014 03:18:31 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?p=3191When redesigning a website, you might be tempted to focus all your energy on the aesthetics and usability of the site. I am not saying these two components are not important, but by solely focusing on the aesthetics and usability of your site, you are taking your eyes off the bigger prize – SEO. In […]

]]>When redesigning a website, you might be tempted to focus all your energy on the aesthetics and usability of the site. I am not saying these two components are not important, but by solely focusing on the aesthetics and usability of your site, you are taking your eyes off the bigger prize – SEO.

In this post, I am going to walk you through the ways you can avoid the SEO pitfalls when redesigning your website.

Why is SEO so important?

SEO should be in the forefront of your mind from the very beginning of a redesign so it does not cause you massive problems later.

The design elements of your website, everything from structure to your meta-descriptions, are linked to your SEO. If you start playing around with these components, you could be damaging your Google rankings. Imagine all that time and money you have spent on your site’s SEO gone down the drain simply because you were unaware of what you were doing.

1. Website Audit

When redesigning your site, think of the process not as a complete overhaul, but as a thorough tune-up. You would not junk perfectly functional engine parts in your car, so why would you get rid of a page that is performing? Before you make any changes, you need to determine what’s working and what’s not. You can do this by looking at some key metrics such as:

Average number of monthly visitors

Pages that receive traffic

Total number of indexed pages

Best performing keywords

Quality and quantity of inbound links

These metrics will inform you of the performance of each page and help you decide what pages should be removed, changed or reorganised.

2. Keyword Research

When people do a Google search, they use keywords. When writing content for your site, include words people might use to find you. You can use Google AdWords to discover what common terms are used to describe your service or product.

However, Google have cracked down on the black hat technique of keyword stuffing. If they see you overusing certain words, your rankings will take a significant hit. What Google is looking for is high quality content that is relevant. If you are writing great content, then keywords will naturally appear. Remember, good content is good SEO.

3. URL Structure

Search engines use URLs to help them determine what your page is about. If your site has lengthy or not relevant to the content on the page URLs, you need to restructure your website so the bots can understand it better.

A red-hot tip to follow when creating new URLs is to use dashes (-) instead of underscores (_) in place of spaces between words. Dashes will allow Google to see words in the URLs as separate words, not as a group of connected words. It will increase your site’s chances of ranking for those, or similar, terms in the search engine results pages. If you use underscores, Google will see words in the URL only as a group of connected words.

4. Responsive Design

Responsive website design enhances the browsing experience of people using a mobile or tablet device. It also has an added SEO benefit. We prefer mobile-responsive websites because the configuration improves the bot’s ability to crawl your pages and index the appropriate url.

5. Google Webmaster Tools

It is best to let Google know you’re completing a website redesign. You can do it through Google Webmaster Tools. This will prevent any issues with the search engine.

If you are moving domains, inform Google through the Change of Address Tool . Any changes you make will remain in effect for roughly six months. By then, your new site should be indexed.

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http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/effective-web-design-principles/#commentsThu, 28 Aug 2014 08:01:16 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?p=3108Effective web design is a lot like a well-built home. It can look majestic on the outside but if it is not structurally sound and liveable, it will not be habitable. What I mean by this is that the quality of a website does not rely solely on how it looks, but rather its usability. […]

]]>Effective web design is a lot like a well-built home. It can look majestic on the outside but if it is not structurally sound and liveable, it will not be habitable. What I mean by this is that the quality of a website does not rely solely on how it looks, but rather its usability. Sure, you don’t want a dull looking website, but the main focus should be to facilitate the needs of the user, which usually includes the following:

Navigational – browsing your website

Information – seeking information about your product or service

Commercial / Transactional – looking to purchase from you

The first step to an effective web design is to understand your audience and their intent, and then determine how to design your website to cater for your users’ needs.

It is important to remember that all elements of web design are there to deliver content to the user, it should tell a story about the business, product or service. This article is going to look at the principles of an effective web design.

Colour, typography and images

The right balance of these three design principles (colour, typography and images) can create a sleek and professional look for a website and help it stand out from your competitors. It is also vital to achieve well-balanced graphical components, because no matter how good your content is, no one will want to stay on the page if the visuals are jarring.

Colour

Those of you who know the term ‘colour psychology’ will no doubt be familiar with how colours affect mood. While it might seem logical to coat your page with the palette of your company logo, research suggests that this may be a bad thing. Vibrant and contrasting colours stimulate an emotional response, and are best used sparingly on ‘attention grabbers’ such as buttons and call to actions.

Contrasting text and background – distinct differences will make the content easier to read.

White space – minimal designs that that have ample ‘negative space’ are popular in modern website design, because it gives it an uncluttered look.

Typography

I am writing the first part of this in Comic Sans. Notice how distracting it is? Typography is very important for your online readers, and the best fonts to use are Sans Serif, Arial and Verdana. Font size is debatable, I generally go for a font size of 12, however in some cases, a font size of 16 can work well. It comes back to understanding your target audience and asking yourself what they would prefer, even better, ask a few customers personally.

Images

If colour and typography are the cake of design aesthetics, then images are the topping. It is a great way to connect with your audience and establish the tone of your brand. However, nothing will ruin a perfectly good website faster than an average photograph. Make sure to use high-quality images. If possible, use original images; if you do not have a professional photographer available, buy images from http://www.shutterstock.com/.

User experience

The less a user has to think when they arrive at your site, the better their experience will be. The keep-it-simple-stupid (KISS) method works particularly well with design. In fact, a lack of complexity might benefit the site more than a beautiful layout, because the information on the site is free from distraction and easier to understand.

Navigation

I am sure you have experienced that frustrating moment when you land on a page and do not know what to do. Clear navigation is arguably the most important aspect of a website. If your users are unable to get around intuitively, then something is amiss. Often, designers will use tactics like logical page hierarchy and clickable buttons in order to guide you around their site with relative ease.

Titan Web uses images next to each menu item, so users can navigate more easily.

Mobile responsive

Pretty much everyone has mobile devices that can access the internet. If you think about how often we are glued to them (well I am), it is highly disadvantageous if your site is not mobile responsive. A responsive website will adjust to different device screen widths. Accessing a desktop site on a mobile device is clunky and can deter a user. I would consider a separate mobile version, generally for SEO reasons.

Convert

As previously mentioned, web design is all about telling a story. Just as a story is a sequence of events, you want to guide the user to a call-to-action. It is at this point that understanding the users’ desires comes in handy.

Generally, when people view a website, they do not read in a linear fashion. They skim read, letting the flow of the page direct where their eyes fall. Titles and subtitles are effective at being anchors for a page, helping your audience know where to look. This is why having a killer headline is necessary. It draws the reader towards the content and encourages them to continue down the page. If they reach the bottom of the page, they are more likely to make a connection with your business. A few (2-3), simple call to actions throughout the content will help convert your casual audience into paying customers.

Hope this helps you with your next web-design project. Feel free to contact one of our friendly staff for web design advice.

]]>http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/effective-web-design-principles/feed/0Titan Digital Button ColourTitan Web Banner ImageTitan Web NavigationResponsive Web Design5 Mobile marketing tips for small businesseshttp://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/5-marketing-tips/
http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/5-marketing-tips/#commentsFri, 30 May 2014 08:53:39 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?p=2546In June 2013 it was estimated that 7.5 million Australians accessed the internet via their mobile phones. This is a 33% increase from 2012 and a whopping 510% from 2008. So if you had any doubts about mobile – lay them to rest and get your website responsive in 2014. Here are five tips to […]

]]>In June 2013 it was estimated that 7.5 million Australians accessed the internet via their mobile phones. This is a 33% increase from 2012 and a whopping 510% from 2008.

So if you had any doubts about mobile – lay them to rest and get your website responsive in 2014.

Here are five tips to get your web presence mobile-friendly.

1. Optimise Email for Mobile

Mobile email use has grown from 4% of the market to 20% in two years. Basically, if you are not optimising your email marketing for mobile, you’re missing one very big opportunity.

Emails read significantly different on mobile devices, compared to desktop. It’s critical to ensure that your emails look good on both desktop computers and mobile devices. If you’re going to launch an email marketing campaign, make sure to test on your mobile device first.

2. Develop a mobile app

Developing a mobile app for your business is a great way to market your brand to a mobile audience. However, in most cases we suggest to our clients a mobile response site, that has all the functionality an application has.

There are many applications, where a mobile app can be beneficial. Just do it properly. Build an app that enables customers to access your offerings in an easy, convenient way.

Researchthe mobile app market well – check out other businesses and see what they are offering and how they market their mobile apps.

More importantly see what’s missing and fill the gap. Talk to users first hand and online – find out their wants and needs – act accordingly.

Develop an app that users will love. Offer them something unique with real value. Monitor your costs, the time involved, and be really specific about the mobile presence you want your business to have.

3. Mobile Responsive Website

In a digital nutshell this means making the experience of browsing your website on a mobile device as pleasurable as possible. There are two ways to accomplish this.

One is to create two separate websites, a traditional website and a mobile site.

The recommended way is to build a responsive website. A responsive website is a single site that renders correctly on both computers and mobile devices.

4. Create Quality Content

Good quality content is critical for any marketing strategy. Your content must be precise and to-the-point, while remaining compelling enough for the reader to remain interested.

Mobile users are fickle by nature and easily distracted. You need to grab their attention and keep it. Headlines must be catchy and inviting, while providing specific information regarding your business and products.

All good quality content must of course be suitably optimised for mobile devices.

5. Overcome Mobile Limitations

The biggest limitation of any mobile device is the small screen size. Advertisements must be created compatible with all screen sizes and resolutions. All images and graphics used in the ad must show up clearly on all major devices. Test, test and test again before launching live.

]]>http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/5-marketing-tips/feed/0Benefits of using video in the customer buying cyclehttp://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/video-customer-buying-cycle/
http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/video-customer-buying-cycle/#commentsThu, 10 Apr 2014 13:21:08 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?p=2265The ins and outs of using online video to your business’ benefit. Video marketing is an extremely useful online marketing tool. Its success is based on the ‘show don’t tell’ principle, which allows businesses to differentiate their products or services from the masses. Online videos are an increasingly popular advertising medium across the globe. Australia […]

Video marketing is an extremely useful online marketing tool. Its success is based on the ‘show don’t tell’ principle, which allows businesses to differentiate their products or services from the masses.

Online videos are an increasingly popular advertising medium across the globe. Australia is no exception, with an average of 12.5 million people streaming videos yearly. To put this into perspective, 1.75 billion broadcasts were viewed, which totalled 5.12 billion minutes! Studies have shown that the average individual has watched 140 streams and spent 6 hours and 49 minutes streaming online content, as stated by Nielsen in their Australian Online Landscape Review.

ROI/Conversions

Online marketing is all about generating leads that results in a sale. As such, it stands to reason that your website should generate new customers. Research suggests videos can improve conversions considerably, for example, E-commerce stacksandstcaks.com reported an increase of 144% in sales when visitors watched a product video.

According to the experts, up to 96% of internet users watch videos online. From our experience, we’ve found that visitors prefer watching videos, compared to reading detailed product descriptions or services you offer. A professional video can improve conversions (sales or leads) to give you that competitive edge you’ve always been looking for.

Increased visibility

Videos can improve your search engine visibility, thus increasing brand awareness and visitors to your website. Search engines are rewarding websites who receive greater click-through rates (CTR) and engagement metrics, such as time on site, number of pages visited etc. Our research suggests this is true, as we’ve seen websites utilising video, are seeing a considerable improvement with their search engine visibility.

Why do you think Google bought YouTube?
Have you noticed the video snippets in Google search results?

The first four results have these video snippets, which clearly shows the reasoning why we believe video is so important to a business’s online success.

Creating a buzz

Search engines are looking at social signals, especially in determining how reputable a website is. What better way than to use video to improve social signals, such as shares, likes, +1, etc. Consumers love sharing videos, thereby improving your search engine visibility, at the same time as creating buzz for your brand.

Mobile-enabled

Did you know that having information on hand increases the likelihood that you’ll change your mind when making a purchasing decision? In Our mobile planet: Australia – understanding the mobile consumer, it was found that there is heightened interest among Australian shoppers to research products and services while on the go.

Being able to reach your target market during this pivotal part of the buying cycle could very well mean the difference between a life-long customer and a dropped lead.

Mobile-enabled videos will enhance brand experience, while making the purchase cycle much more interactive. These are just a few of the ways in which online videos can improve the visibility of your site and bolster your ROI, SEO rankings, mobile accessibility and brand recognition.

So whether you are looking to create brand awareness, reach new consumers, or improve conversion rates, it makes sense to invest in professional online video services to bolster your sales and conversions.

Contact Titan Web today to find out more about our professional online video services.

]]>http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/video-customer-buying-cycle/feed/0google_serpslike_button6 Ways to make your website more user friendlyhttp://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/make-website-user-friendly/
http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/make-website-user-friendly/#commentsFri, 14 Mar 2014 08:17:04 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?p=2051Make your website user friendly with good design and quality content. An online presence is critical to your business’s success, but your website is one of millions and when someone lands on your website you need to make it count. With so much competition you have less than a minute to hook your potential customer […]

An online presence is critical to your business’s success, but your website is one of millions and when someone lands on your website you need to make it count. With so much competition you have less than a minute to hook your potential customer before they wander off to another website that is easier to navigate.

Making your website effective is not about bright lights, bells and whistles, it’s about conveying your key messages and core product or service in a clear and concise manner.

So how do you do this? Here are six ways to make sure your website both user friendly and effective.

1. Start with a KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)

There is no need to wow your audience with animations, videos, revolving buttons, pop ups and the like – unless you are selling fireworks, then go crazy! These so called ‘wow’ factors are often enough to make you seasick and they distract the visitor from the core purpose of the website, which ultimately is to convert them into a paying customer.

Websites should contain an uncluttered design with no unnecessary design elements, and simple concise copy. For example Dropbox.com.

2. Navigation

You’ll be surprised how many websites aren’t easy to navigate. No one likes driving around a new neighbourhood without road directions, or Google Maps. The same goes for your website. Make it easy to navigate, make sure your buttons stand out by using contrasting colours to draw attention and ensure that every page has an easy menu to navigate. See our menu for example, we’ve included icons under each service

3. Content is king & queen

It important to write content that is simple, to the point and speaks to your target demographic. Many businesses are reluctant to pay professional copywriters. They see it as an unnecessary expense; but poorly written copy is like pepper spray to the eyes for anyone trying to decipher through your website.

Never put large blocks of text into your copy – it makes it difficult to read and can put readers off. Use sub-headings along with small concise paragraphs. Content must be well organized, using bold text and bullet points to make reading easier and emphasize key points.

While you write for the reader you also write for the search engines. Good looking copy that never gets read is like Cinderella staying home in her new dress – no one gets to see it. So content must take into account all keywords relevant to your business so customers can find you easily. If you want to improve your market share in search engines, such as Google, you should consider search engine optimisation (SEO).

4. Website must load quickly

So you have a great looking site that is easy to navigate with great content – perfect right? Not quite.

It’s no use having the greatest looking website if it takes forever to load. While internet speeds have improved in recent years not all websites load quickly, especially on mobile devices. A slow loading website may prompt customers to look elsewhere. Make sure your website loads fast and make sure you are hosting with a reputable company with reliable servers.

5. Go Mobile

The amount of people accessing the internet via mobile phones is soon set to overtake the amount of desktop visitors.

With Google favouring mobile friendly websites for mobile search queries, it is now more important than ever to make your website mobile friendly.

Titan Web can develop responsive websites, that respond according to the device being used, either desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile. Type in www.titanweb.com.au on your mobile and tablet and see how it responds.

6. Test your website thoroughly

There is nothing worse than browsing a website with broken links, images that don’t load or being unable to access what you want. It screams incompetency and says to potential customers that you don’t care enough about your digital image and probably don’t care too much about your business either.

Check your website thoroughly before going live. Make sure everything works like it should. Check it on multiple platforms and different websites. Try breaking it – if you can’t, chances are they can’t.

A website is a simple communication tool, an online brochure that is accessible by millions. It is many customer’s first introduction to your business. Make it count. Keep it simple, easy to navigate with well written content. Make sure it looks good and everything works. Follow these simple tips and you are on your way to converting browsers into customers.

]]>http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/make-website-user-friendly/feed/0dropbox_2titan_navigation_3seo_king_2.jpg404_error_2Companies crawling in the social media playgroundhttp://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/companies-crawling-social-media-playground/
http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/companies-crawling-social-media-playground/#commentsFri, 14 Feb 2014 07:51:23 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?p=1997Getting lost in the social media circus? The most popular platforms; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr (barely scratching the surface here) have millions of people looking for your company! Companies have slowly but surely started making a name for themselves on social media, some bigger than others but it’s not a train smash… […]

]]>Getting lost in the social media circus? The most popular platforms; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr (barely scratching the surface here) have millions of people looking for your company!

Companies have slowly but surely started making a name for themselves on social media, some bigger than others but it’s not a train smash… yet.

Increase followers

As much as we like to think that the amount of ‘followers’ and ‘likes’ doesn’t matter, it actually does. Especially for a start-up wanting to become a household name, in today’s society the first impression potential clients have of your company will be your presence on a social media platform.

Increase your amount of loyal followers by firstly marketing the fact that your company is now on a platform. Include links on your website, announce it on your ‘news page’ and add the links in all staff’s email signatures. Run a competition! Everyone enjoys a good competition, even those who don’t like to admit it. Offer something complimentary to the first 500 newbies for example. This will guarantee new followers, who doesn’t like free things after all?

Engage

Your company’s page can be used for anything from announcing changes, to simply increasing and creating conversation. Any company needs client feedback, this is how you improve, and you’ll get feedback in excess via social media! It is important to ask questions to engage your clientele. Ask about things that matter to them, sometimes ‘shop talk’ gets tedious. Write a post about something simple like a current event. It’s something that most people will enjoy speaking about and it will spark some good debate.

All your followers have something in common with each other… YOU! Take advantage of the fact that your followers like or need your company and everyone knows it. Update your clients about the latest news and exciting updates happening in the company, they want to be involved. Your company’s new digital relationship with strangers is a threat to your competitors.

Respond

Once you have your following, the most important thing is to respond! There is nothing worse than companies having a massive social media footprint but there is no one constantly looking after the followers. The bottom line is, clients want to feel important. Whether you have 106 followers or 5024 followers, your client’s needs are vital. It’s no joke that this is like a real relationship! A frustrated client is the last thing you want and worse when it’s on social media as this has a ripple effect. It’s easy to calm an unhappy client, just make sure you respond and appear interested. People want to know that there is a human element in your company.

So if your company is crawling or running in the social media playground, keep your followers happy! It actually is as easy as engaging and responding!

]]>http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/companies-crawling-social-media-playground/feed/0Bulk photo resizehttp://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/bulk-photo-resize/
http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/bulk-photo-resize/#commentsThu, 17 May 2012 16:38:36 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?post_type=post&p=592
One of the common enquiries we receive is, ‘How do I resize a lot of photos taken from a camera?’

Resizing photos before you put them on your website makes them quicker to upload. It also makes them quicker for your end-user to download.

]]>http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/bulk-photo-resize/feed/0SEO 101 – Creating targeted pages for Your websitehttp://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/seo-101-creating-targeted-pages-website/
http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/seo-101-creating-targeted-pages-website/#commentsWed, 16 May 2012 23:43:31 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?post_type=post&p=602
Would you like to extend your exposure on Google? To do so, we recommend that you create custom pages that feature the keywords you would like to see rank on Google.

Why? Because when Internet users query Google with their keywords, Google lists and directs them to the most relevant pages within a website. The more complete and thorough you are in providing information on your website, the better the outcome will be for you.

]]>Would you like to extend your exposure on Google? To do so, we recommend that you create custom pages that feature the keywords you would like to see rank on Google.

Why? Because when Internet users query Google with their keywords, Google lists and directs them to the most relevant pages within a website. The more complete and thorough you are in providing information on your website, the better the outcome will be for you.

There are many reasons why you should create additional product/service specific pages on your website:

You are providing visitors with thorough information about the service you provide, which allows them to make an informed decision on whether or not to make an enquiry with you.

You are giving Google exactly what they are after – detailed information on a page that is specific to a particular service. By doing this, Google is more likely to list your page in their search results for relevant queries.

Conversion rates greatly improve if users are directed to a page within a website that specifically discusses the topic they are seeking. If web page information is vague, visitors (potential customers) simply leave without making an enquiry.

Many of our clients choose to have a ‘Services’ or ‘Products’ page on their website. This page often lists their services/products in bullet-point form, sometimes with a brief description of each. From Google’s perspective, these pages are too broad for keyword ranking, as they cover too many topics and the all-important keywords are diluted.

If you would like to improve your business’ keyword ranking for specific products or services, we recommend that you create and link additional ‘keyword specific’ pages to each of the items listed on your Products and/or Services pages. It only takes a few minutes and it’s FREE!

By adding keyword specific pages to your website, you’ll not only be providing more information for visitors, you’ll also improve your site’s ‘visibility’ with search engines, which will in turn reward you with valuable website traffic!

If you would like more information about creating targeted web pages please contact our SEO Manager. With further strategy planning, we can make your website work better for you and help take it to the next level.

]]>http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/seo-101-creating-targeted-pages-website/feed/0Demystifying domains, DNS and hostinghttp://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/demystifying-domains-dns-hosting/
http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/demystifying-domains-dns-hosting/#commentsWed, 16 May 2012 18:42:58 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?post_type=post&p=600
When it comes to getting a website up and running even seasoned IT professionals can go cross-eyed with all that’s involved in making that happen. Today, I hope to breakdown at least some of the mystery surrounding how a website goes from being registered to dispersing information.

]]>When it comes to getting a website up and running even seasoned IT professionals can go cross-eyed with all that’s involved in making that happen. Today, I hope to breakdown at least some of the mystery surrounding how a website goes from being registered to dispersing information.

Registering Your Domain

The first step in creating a website is to choose a domain name (or web address) for your site – www.yourdomain.com.au.

Once you have chosen your domain name and handed over your hard-earned money, you are often presented with a myriad of options as ‘add-on’ services. You do not need to purchase these services, because at this point you have everything you need from your Domain Registrar.

The Domain Registrar’s role is simply to insert your domain record into the Internet and then tell people how to find you.

Delegating DNS

The Domain Name System (DNS) is the White Pages of the Internet. It allows computers to find your website; to send email to your domain, and to retrieve other information.

Technically, it is a very large distributed database spanning tens of thousands of servers all over the world.

It sounds scary, but in a nutshell it means if web users want to find example.com.au, they simply access the DNS to make their enquiry.

On your registrar’s website there should be a place to enter ‘Name Servers’. A Name Server answers DNS queries and gives out appropriate responses.

If databases are fast, why does it take so long for changes to propagate?

Databases are indeed fast. To combat the distributed nature of the Internet and to make sure that websites can be served, even if a Name Server cannot be reached, information is retrieved from the database’s cache. A cache is an area in the database’s memory that retrieves frequently used or requested data.

At Titan Web we set our Time To Live (TTL) to 1 hour. This means that changes should be replicated throughout the world within 1 hour.

Web and Email Hosting

Web and Email Hosting are two services that the DNS points to. They are completely separate from each other and DNS Hosting.

Picture if you will the Help Desk at your local shopping centre. You walk up and ask for the location of a certain shop and the attendant gives you directions. This is the same as your web browser asking the Name Server (Help Desk) for directions to your website, or your email client asking for directions to your email server.

]]>http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/demystifying-domains-dns-hosting/feed/0Refreshing your browserhttp://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/refreshing-browser/
http://www.titanweb.com.au/blog/refreshing-browser/#commentsTue, 17 Apr 2012 22:51:01 +0000http://www.titanweb.com.au/?post_type=post&p=582Do you sometimes visit your website once you have made a change only to see the same content as before? This is to do with your browser cache.

]]>Do you sometimes visit your website once you have made a change only to see the same content as before? This is to do with your browser cache.

Browser Cache

Caching is where a browser saves a webpage that you have previously visited on your computer so that the next time you visit, it simply loads the page from your computer rather than downloading the information off the internet again.

The reason for this is it speeds up the loading time of your webpages and saves your download quota. It is a good feature but can sometimes get in your way when you need to look at changes you have made.

Refreshing your Browser

The easiest way to refresh your browser is just to hit the refresh button but sometimes that isn’t enough to force a new copy of that page to download. To force a new copy you can try the following:

Clicking the refresh button 2 to 3 times

Hold the Ctrl button and press F5

Hold the Shift button then click on refresh

Hold the Ctrl button then click refresh

Where is my Refresh Button?

Different browsers have the refresh button in different locations. Possible locations include: